It’s all kicking off in the Tekken group. This week IGN reported on how Tekken 8 gamers had reacted in anger to the Season 2 replace due to large adjustments it made to the manner the preventing recreation performed.
Patch notes revealed an across-the-board buff to character injury potential and offensive stress, which prompted some inside the group to complain that Tekken 8 has strayed too removed from the traditional Tekken expertise.
The backlash acquired so unhealthy that some professional Tekken gamers threatened to ditch the recreation, whereas others took to Steam to depart offended destructive opinions.
In response, the Tekken improvement group at Bandai Namco issued a press release acknowledging the furore, and confirming an “emergency patch” could be launched this month to handle Paul and Jack particularly, with extra stability adjustments to come.
Fighters,
we’re conscious of the present group suggestions concerning #TEKKEN8 Season 2.
We’re fastidiously reviewing the stability of the recreation; anticipate extra details about these adjustments quickly.As well as, an emergency patch shall be launched in April to adress the following points
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— TEKKEN (@TEKKEN) April 3, 2025
Now, Tekken improvement chief has waded in, (*8*) one particular person’s criticism that the Tekken group had gone too far in directing its anger at particular workers on social media.
“In any case, it’s clear to me that the result’s a disconnect between what the group desires and the tuning outcomes,” Harada mentioned.
“I perceive that no matter phrases I could also be accused by the group about it, that isn’t the important problem and it’s not the time to fear about it.
“We’ve our Battle & Tuning group working round the clock to learn by means of all the suggestions logs from the group and work on future insurance policies and adjustments for the higher.
“Thanks.”
Tekken characters in Season 2 pic.twitter.com/n6UTHsSswn
— Ok-Wiss
(@KungFuKobi) April 3, 2025
It appears unlikely that Harada’s remark will calm the offended responses from the Tekken group, or stem the tide of destructive consumer opinions on Steam. Latest opinions there are actually ‘overwhelmingly destructive’ after 1000’s of destructive opinions have been left in the final week.
“I’m baffled,” reads the present “most useful” consumer evaluate. “I by no means seen devs so out of contact with the group.
“New season dropped and so they made each character right into a braindead straightforward combine up machine with out a single buff to protection. From the begin of Tekken 8 gamers have been vocal about the prominence of straightforward mix-ups and the obvious nerfs to protection in contrast to previous Tekken video games and but they do an enormous patch with a lot of new strikes that emphasise on each facet the gamers disliked about the recreation.
“No-one, actually no-one requested for these adjustments, even new gamers by no means requested for extra offense in a recreation that clearly lacks defensive choices and is straightforward to mash button and win like in most Tekken video games.”
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